Postdoctoral Appointee - Randomized Algorithms for Optimal Experimental Design and Data Compression
Argonne National Laboratory
Lemont, USA
Job posting number: #7292939 (Ref:419189)
Posted: November 6, 2024
Job Description
The Mathematics and Computer Science (MCS) Division at Argonne National Laboratory is seeking candidates to apply to a postdoctoral position in the area of Randomized Algorithms, Optimal Experimental Design, Bayesian inverse problems, and Tensor-based data compression.
The position will address software/algorithm development and/or theory in areas of interest to the applied mathematics, numerical software, and statistics group.In this role, the postdoctoral candidate will work on multi-disciplinary problems and will collaborate with applied mathematicians, computer scientists, and domain specialists.Additionally, you will have access and opportunity to work on state-of-the-art high-performance computing (HPC) resources at Argonne's Leadership Computing Facility.
Position Requirements
- Recent or soon-to-completed PhD (within the last 0-5 years) in applied mathematics, statistics, computer science, industrial engineering or related field
- Expertise in two or more of the following areas: Randomized Algorithms, Data Assimilation, Optimal Experimental Design, and numerical solution of partial differential equations, and Numerical Optimization
- Knowledgeable in one or more of the following areas: software development in numerical PDEs, Data Assimilation, and Numerical Optimization
- Proficient in one scientific programming language (e.g., C, C++, Fortran, Python, or Julia)
- Experience with Julia, Python, parallel computing, large-scale computational science, and simulation of networked physical systems is a plus
- Ability to model Argonne's core values of impact, respect, integrity, safety and teamwork
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